Republicans did come out on top in Wisconsin, Florida, North Carolina and Ohio. So as things stand right now, Democrats are at 50 Republicans are at 49. Even if 5050, they've still got Vice President Kamala Harris as the tie-breaking vote. And getting to 51 would take away leverage from moderate Democrats like Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema.
Control of Congress is split. Democrats hold on to the Senate with at least 50 seats secured and Republicans have taken control of the House with a slim majority. Where did each party outperform expectations and in which races were the polls the most and least accurate? We have the answers to all your election questions on Election Wire.